Painter&#39;s appliance.



Examiner.

PATENTBD AUG.23, 1904.

' T. R. HINEs. PAINTER'S APPLIANGE. APPLICATION TILED JULY 27, 1903.

,H0 KODEL.

fr rnd FAINTERS f- Patented August 23, 1904 PATENT OFFICE.

APPLIANCE.

SECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 768,364, dated August 2B, 1904.

Applcatinn tiled Julyr 27, 1903. Serial No. 167,110. (No model.)

Be it ltnowiithat l. 'l`iio.\i.\s R. limi-is, aeitizen ofthe. United States, residingat Brockton. county of Plymouth` State of Massachusetts.

have invented an improvement in Painters i Appliances, of which the followingr description` in connection with the aecompanyingf drawings, is a specification, like letters on the d rawing's representing like parts.

y invention-is an improvement. in a eom- E liiiiation ot' paint-pot'sso arranged-:indennst-iucted as to he capalileot' convenient lisci separately or together. as desired, and, provided with means so that when used together the interlock and are capable of being earried and used as one article. Other features of in v invention reside in -so constructing them that thc pots when empty may be nested together convenient-ly. may readily he cleaned or "burned out," provi( l im,r convenient means t for holdint,r the brushes, and'to'r suspending or supporting'. lthe eon'ihined paint-pots on a ladder or other convenient place.

In the drawings, Figure l showsl in pei'- spective a set of paint-pots constructed and combined according to my invention. Fie'. 2 is a fragmentary view in vertical longitudinal section taken on the line '.2 Fig. l. Fig:

is a perspective view ot' a portion of a ladder,

showing how my improved painters" assistantfas it ma;` be called. can he conveniently applied thereto. i

As herein shown. l provide three separate pots or receptacles li C. herein shown as iw-eianeular in shape and decreasing' in size so that the pot may he placed within H and Iheii the latter within At corresponding' sides ol' the pols and l a handle or extension l preferably l'oi'ined integri-ally with the. sido ot' the paint-pot. is provided. so that, when lhil two pots are hi'oiighl side hy side. :is shown in Fig. l` these two handles forni a f the corresponding aperture or opening` in the i l other handle, so as to provide a space a2, as i clearlyr shown in Fig. 2, when the two hanldles have been properly interlocked. This permits the handle-s to'be interloeked in the manner shown in Fig. 2, while at the same time enablingthem to be quicltlydisengaged simply by raising the pot A until its handle escapes from the lip 71', whereupon said hanl dle is sprung'away from said lip and the pot lowered until itis entirely freefrom the lip i lf2-and therebySepa-rated completely-frein the 60 l pot. B. The pot C is provided with hooks c, spaced apart so as lto permit them to been- '.gaged, respectively, with the two larger pots.

as shown clearly in Figs. 1 and 3Q At different points, lherein shown as: at the ends ot' thc two larger pots, 1 provide upward li'projecting pins I for catching beneath 1 the hand u of the ,paint-brushes, which may be used fo'rthe respective colors contained in 4the several pots, one brush, being herein 70 indicated as so seciired. At'the-'handles I provide spring-clips d' for securing the smaller f cutting-in brushes, as indicated atf. At their i upper portion I provide a heavy hook h., having a sharp prong /i' at. its lower end, and the. 75 combined height of this prong and the pots i corresponds approximately to the usual distance between two rangs of an ordinary lad- Q der. This, taken with-the fiat bottom and ohlong shape of the paint-pots, makes it feasible 2 to support them, asindi'eated at the lower portion of Fig. 3, this beinga great conven- 4 i'enee to house-painters,-or, if it is preferred E not to support the pots` in that manner, they may he. hung, as indicated at the. left-hand side 35 of Fig. 3, simply hy jahliing the prong into an,\ convenient piece of wood--as, for' instanee, the staging, cornice, or other projecting' part.

ln modern hoiise-painting it is usual to provide. atv least three colors, one for the body or groundwork, aiioiherfor the main trimming'. :ind a third for sills. &e.. and accordingly I have devised iii,v present invention for facilitilting-thc work ot' the painter in these re- 95 sperts, so that instead ot'. beingobliged to use one paint over a large extent of surface and then run back for a pot of a ditferent-eolor ot' paint, and .so on. :it a great disadvantage and portions l'or detarhalilv joining the pois to waste ol' (innI he siinplv carries all three eolnrs in praetivnllwl oni` device'. which ran he ronvenienll)l nninipnlaled hv ont` hand` and carries on the work ol' applying the three rolorsA nnii'orinli. lf, on llnI other hand, he doesl not. wish to use more than ont` paint he siniplv disengages one of the potsl and uses it alone in the usual wav.

'l`he embodiment ot' my invention herein shown avoids the. use ot' soldered joints and extraneous` appliances and provides a conlstruction which can he .struck up from one gelhei'.

Il. ln n. levier-ol' the hind dexrrilied, apnintpot having' al. one .side n. handhl lorined with an internal opening, ronihined with another paint-pot. having at one yside a handh` provided with op]msitely-exteinling lips` adapt-ed to detarhahlv engage said other handle at the opposite edges ol' said opening.

piece ot' inetal, thereby facilitating without injury the well-known process of "burning out" the pot when it has become clogged with hardened paint.

M v combination paint-pot is self-contained in that itsiinpli unites the separate pots themselves without requiring any additional supporting device, carrier, connection, or other appliance.

l i l l l Another important advantage in ni,v invention is the quickness with which the parts may apart, and the construction is also of advantage in not having any concealed or intricate fastening means, joints, or appurtenances` liae.

ble to become lilled and clogged with paint.

'ithout undertaking to set forth all the advantages or the mani`V other eiiihodiments of nilv invention which may lie resorted tvo-without departing from the. spirit and scope thereof, what l claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, ism

1.` 'A device ot' the kind described, comprising a plurality of paint-'pots having eorre- .spondng sides arranged to abut one against each other, and provided with mutually interlocking means for constituting a handle and dttaeliahly securing them together.

2. device of the kind described.compris- 4. A device of thc kind described, compris- 'ing two paint-pots having extensions at corresponding sides, one extension being provided at its upper portion with a short upturned lip, and at its lower portion with a longer downturned lip, and the other exten- `sion having an opening' whose upper edge is adapted to engage said uptnrned lip, and whose lower edge is adapted to be retained by said downturned lip.

5. A device of the kind described, comprising two paint-pots having extensions at co1'- responding sides, one extension being provided at its upper portion with a short np- 5 turned lip, and at its lower portion with a be assembled and locked together or taken longer downtnrned lip, and the other exten- .sion having an opening whose upper edge is adapted toengage said upturned hp, and whos-ie lower. edge. is adaptedg.; 1.o!- be :retained hv said lownturned lip,- anda third 'pot provided with hooks for engaging :said inst-mentioned pots when joined together.

ing two rectangular paint-potshaving similar g extensions on corresponding sides cnt away lo l'orin handles` and provided with interlocking i 4t'i. 1n a device of the kinddeseribed, a plurality of paint-pots-detachably secure-d together, and provided with sharp prongs for removably supporting the paint-brushes, and

also with vspring clips for holding small brushes. l v

In test-mom whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two sub- `serihing witnesses. 

